Patents by Inventor Joel Michael Wichgers

Joel Michael Wichgers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Remotely-managed aircraft RF communication network, device, and method
    Patent number: 10425150
    Abstract: An aircraft remote network, device, and method are disclosed. The network may include a central data management unit (CDMU) and one or more aircraft systems, where each system may include an antenna and one or more units, through which radio frequency (RF) signals are transmitted and/or received. The device could receive a RF signal from an external source via the antenna, convert the signal to data, and provide the data to the CDMU; and receive data from the CDMU, convert the data to an RF signal, and provide the RF signal to the external source via the antenna, where the distance between the antenna and the device is less than the distance between the device and the CDMU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Earnhardt, Jr., Scott F. Bauler, William T. Greenleaf, Joel Michael Wichgers
  • System and method for displaying radar-estimated terrain
    Patent number: 7675461
    Abstract: A circuit for a display used on an aircraft causes the display to display a composite terrain image. The composite terrain image can be formed from first terrain data from a terrain database and second terrain data from a radar system. A display control circuit can generate a display signal for the composite terrain image. The display signal is received by the display. The composite terrain image can be viewed by a pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Dennis McCusker, Richard Marcel Rademaker, Richard D. Jinkins, Joel Michael Wichgers, Daniel L. Woodell